diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f2cc342e0..1c0d31669 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ AH_VERBATIM([DEBUG], [#undef DEBUG])
 
 # Arguments for ./configure
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ncurses,  [  --disable-ncurses       Turn off ncurses interface (default=auto)],enable_ncurses=$enableval,enable_ncurses=yes)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(wxwidgets,[  --enable-wxwidgets      Turn on WxWidgets interface (default=no)],enable_wxwidgets=$enableval,enable_wxwidgets=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(gtk,      [  --enable-gtk            Turn on Gtk+ interface (default=no)],enable_gtk=$enableval,enable_gtk=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(qt,       [  --enable-qt             Turn on Qt interface (default=no)],enable_qt=$enableval,enable_qt=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(plugins,  [  --disable-plugins       Turn off plugins support (default=yes)],enable_plugins=$enableval,enable_plugins=yes)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl,     [  --enable-perl           Turn on Perl script plugin (default=no)],enable_perl=$enableval,enable_perl=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,   [  --enable-python         Turn on Python script plugin (default=no)],enable_python=$enableval,enable_python=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ruby,     [  --enable-ruby           Turn on Ruby script plugin (default=no)],enable_ruby=$enableval,enable_ruby=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(gnutls,   [  --disable-gnutls        Turn off gnutls support (default=auto)],enable_gnutls=$enableval,enable_gnutls=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ncurses,  [  --disable-ncurses       Turn off ncurses interface (default=compiled if found)],enable_ncurses=$enableval,enable_ncurses=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(wxwidgets,[  --enable-wxwidgets      Turn on WxWidgets interface (default=no wxwidgets)],enable_wxwidgets=$enableval,enable_wxwidgets=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gtk,      [  --enable-gtk            Turn on Gtk+ interface (default=no Gtk+)],enable_gtk=$enableval,enable_gtk=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(qt,       [  --enable-qt             Turn on Qt interface (default=no Qt)],enable_qt=$enableval,enable_qt=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(plugins,  [  --disable-plugins       Turn off plugins support (default=plugins enabled)],enable_plugins=$enableval,enable_plugins=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl,     [  --enable-perl           Turn on Perl script plugin (default=no Perl plugin)],enable_perl=$enableval,enable_perl=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,   [  --enable-python         Turn on Python script plugin (default=no Python plugin)],enable_python=$enableval,enable_python=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ruby,     [  --enable-ruby           Turn on Ruby script plugin (default=no Ruby script)],enable_ruby=$enableval,enable_ruby=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gnutls,   [  --disable-gnutls        Turn off gnutls support (default=compiled if found)],enable_gnutls=$enableval,enable_gnutls=yes)
 AC_ARG_WITH(debug,      [  --with-debug            Debugging: 0=no debug, 1=debug compilation, 2=debug compilation + verbose msgs (default=0)],debug=$withval,debug=0)
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GUI_NCURSES,   test "$enable_ncurses" = "yes")
diff --git a/weechat/configure.in b/weechat/configure.in
index f2cc342e0..1c0d31669 100644
--- a/weechat/configure.in
+++ b/weechat/configure.in
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ AH_VERBATIM([DEBUG], [#undef DEBUG])
 
 # Arguments for ./configure
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ncurses,  [  --disable-ncurses       Turn off ncurses interface (default=auto)],enable_ncurses=$enableval,enable_ncurses=yes)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(wxwidgets,[  --enable-wxwidgets      Turn on WxWidgets interface (default=no)],enable_wxwidgets=$enableval,enable_wxwidgets=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(gtk,      [  --enable-gtk            Turn on Gtk+ interface (default=no)],enable_gtk=$enableval,enable_gtk=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(qt,       [  --enable-qt             Turn on Qt interface (default=no)],enable_qt=$enableval,enable_qt=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(plugins,  [  --disable-plugins       Turn off plugins support (default=yes)],enable_plugins=$enableval,enable_plugins=yes)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl,     [  --enable-perl           Turn on Perl script plugin (default=no)],enable_perl=$enableval,enable_perl=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,   [  --enable-python         Turn on Python script plugin (default=no)],enable_python=$enableval,enable_python=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ruby,     [  --enable-ruby           Turn on Ruby script plugin (default=no)],enable_ruby=$enableval,enable_ruby=no)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(gnutls,   [  --disable-gnutls        Turn off gnutls support (default=auto)],enable_gnutls=$enableval,enable_gnutls=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ncurses,  [  --disable-ncurses       Turn off ncurses interface (default=compiled if found)],enable_ncurses=$enableval,enable_ncurses=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(wxwidgets,[  --enable-wxwidgets      Turn on WxWidgets interface (default=no wxwidgets)],enable_wxwidgets=$enableval,enable_wxwidgets=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gtk,      [  --enable-gtk            Turn on Gtk+ interface (default=no Gtk+)],enable_gtk=$enableval,enable_gtk=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(qt,       [  --enable-qt             Turn on Qt interface (default=no Qt)],enable_qt=$enableval,enable_qt=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(plugins,  [  --disable-plugins       Turn off plugins support (default=plugins enabled)],enable_plugins=$enableval,enable_plugins=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl,     [  --enable-perl           Turn on Perl script plugin (default=no Perl plugin)],enable_perl=$enableval,enable_perl=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,   [  --enable-python         Turn on Python script plugin (default=no Python plugin)],enable_python=$enableval,enable_python=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ruby,     [  --enable-ruby           Turn on Ruby script plugin (default=no Ruby script)],enable_ruby=$enableval,enable_ruby=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gnutls,   [  --disable-gnutls        Turn off gnutls support (default=compiled if found)],enable_gnutls=$enableval,enable_gnutls=yes)
 AC_ARG_WITH(debug,      [  --with-debug            Debugging: 0=no debug, 1=debug compilation, 2=debug compilation + verbose msgs (default=0)],debug=$withval,debug=0)
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GUI_NCURSES,   test "$enable_ncurses" = "yes")